Not far off. How's the training going
@Tin Pot ?
Yes, three weeks to go
Holidaying messed up the build phase of training, kept the bike up but missed a lot of run and swim so I'm fighting to get back on track this week (4 bike, 4 run, 4 swim)
Bike
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Positives are that my biking feels stronger, and I have a decent aero position on a real tri bike.
I've been pretty good getting in four sessions per week since January, FTP increased at least 18%
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Delays in getting the new bike road worthy means I haven't got road time on it
Swim
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Two decent open water swims in Spain mean my wetsuit is tested, pace okay for now need to shave down 10s/100 on he day which should be okay
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Inconsistent training between once and four times per week
Run
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Interval training working and long runs feeling solid but too slow
No injuries
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Inconsistent again from none to four per week recently. If I don't fix this I'll be plodding around again like the last three years and disappointed with the whole season.
Sleep
Pattern has been irregular but I am getting my usual six hours, recently moved to a ten o'clock bedtime which is going okay.
Im not nearly as fatigued as last year so life is pretty normal.
Nutrition
Okay. My plan this year was to eat normal meals and only add during sessions - I've managed to keep to this but I'm not losing weight, which is unexpected and going to impact performance badly.
Summary
The main thing is consistent running and a lack of weight loss, I'm two or three kilos heavier than this time last year when I hoped to be two or three less than last year and I'm not running any faster.
Bike leg should be easy though
Thanks for asking - I had a bunch of mates asking about this yesterday evening, then I couldn't sleep last night from worrying!
I'm off for a 2hr40min run now and a 10TT tonight.
